RoPS favourites for feisty fight facing VPS

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

RoPS form and stats

With 1 win, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, RoPS, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Veikkausliiga, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home games in a row without a win, the RoPS fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the HIFK game long ago, can be stopped today.

RoPS drew their last game, 2-2 away at Ilves. Before that game, the home loss against Inter Turku with the scoreline 0-2.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how RoPS have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 4.

The lack of attacking qualities in RoPS means that they have only scored 4 goals in 9 home games, less than half a goal per match. 10 goals have been conceded.

VPS form and stats

VPS have only collected 5 points from their away games after 0-5-4 (9 played). VPS are desperate to end a 19-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Inter Turku fixture.

The manager P. Vuorinen was unhappy after their last game, a Veikkausliiga match played at their home ground Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä. VPS suffered a 2-3 loss to Honka. Before that, VPS travelled to HJK and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where VPS have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were W4-D0-L1.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games, an average of less than one per game. VPS have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result VPS - RoPS 0-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 RoPS victories, 0 draws and 4 VPS wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. Morrissey 4 goals / 1 assists

L. Lingman 2 goals / 3 assists

RoPS missing players

VPS missing players